Grief counselors are at Battlefield High School outside Haymarket today after a student took his own life.
Prince William County Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer students may choose to speak with counselors at the school.
The teenage boy died suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to initial reports. Officials said his death is a suicide.
Police said the teen was 16 years old.
The incident took place at a home in Bristow at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The teenager was flown to a local hospital where he later died.